wxPalm README
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NB: wxPalm is currently in pre-alpha stage -- but it's already fun!
I. Building wxPalm under Windows
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First, you need the freely distributable Palm OS Developer Studio available at
http://www.palmos.com/dev/dl/dl_tools/dl_pods/
Beware, its installation takes about 350Mb (without cygwin tools which I didn't
install as I already had them), so make sure you have enough disk space for it
and for wxWidgets build tree (another 50Mb).
The Developer Studio is Eclipse-based and so is a GUI environment, however it
is also possible to build Palm applications from the command line using the
usual GNU tools. Both methods are covered below, choose one which you prefer.
a) Using command line tools:
- If you have installed Developer Studion in a non default location (e.g.
d:\PalmOS), you will need to set the environment variables:
set TOOLS_DIR=D:/PalmOS/PalmOSTools/
set SDK_LOCATION=D:/PalmOS/sdk-6/
Don't use backslashes and don't forget the trailing slash. On the bright
side, spaces don't need to be escaped in any way.
- create a lib/gcc_lib/palmos/wx directory
- copy include/wx/palmos/setup0.h to lib/gcc_lib/palmos/wx/setup.h
TODO: modify Makefile to do it automatically
- ensure that the directories d:\PalmOS\PalmOSTools and the one containing
GNU tools (i.e. cygwin bin directory) are in your PATH
- go to build/palmos and run make
- you should end up with DebugSim/wxWidgets.prc: this is the Palm database
which you can load into the emulator
- to test it, run the emulator (you need PalmOS 6 one!) after seting
another env var:
set PALMSOURCE_SIM_PATH=wxWindows\build\palmos\DebugSim
wait until the emulator finishes to boot, right click it and choose
"Install" in the menu, select wxWindows.prc in the file open dialog.
You should see "Minimal App" with a familiar icon appear in the list,
click it and it should start.
b) Using IDE:
TODO: write this after checking that the instructions below work
Original note from William Osborne follow:
wxWidgets 2.5.3 CVS 10-18-2004
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This is a Palm OS 6 port of the wxWidgets toolkit. Included in the source
package is the complete source necessary to build the Palm OS port using the
Palm OS Developer Studio. Also included is the diff showing the changes that
need to be incorporated into the wxWidgets 2.5.3 CVS source tree before the
Palm OS port can be integrated.
I am releasing this port to the wxWidgets team under the terms of the wxWindows
license. A copy of the wxWindows license is included in the source package.
No third party libraries or code were used in making this port. The port consists
entirely of code I personally wrote combined with code that was included in the
wxWidgets 2.5.3 CSV source tree. Whenever possible, I have used the Palm OS 6 API,
in places where the API was not practical to use, I wrote my own functions.
I am submitting this source package as an entry in the wxWidgets Palm OS 6 port
challenge. Details on this challenge are available at http://www.wxwindows.org/palmos.htm
Please note that this port is in a very early state. Currently the port
provides limited functionality for the wxFrame, wxMenu, wxStatusBar,
wxTopLevelWindow, and wxWindow classes. The other classes in the wxWidgets
toolkit still need to be ported. In it's current state, the Palm OS 6 port
is capable of running the minimal wxWidgets sample
The easiest way to see the port in action is to build the source package with
the Palm OS Developer Studio available at http://www.palmos.com/dev/dl/dl_tools/dl_pods/
Here are the steps that you need to follow to build the package:
1) Unpack the ZIP file into a directory located within the Palm OS Developer
Studio workspace directory. The path to the folder should look something
like this: "C:\Program Files\PalmSource\Palm OS Developer Suite\workspace\wxWidgets"
2) Open Palm OS Developer Studio and click on File->Import.
3) Select "Existing Project into Workspace" as the import source and click Next.
4) On the next screen click the Browse button next to Project contents and select
the folder you unpacked the source package into. Click on Finish to continue.
5) You should now see the project listed in the Project pane on the right side of the
window. Click on the name of the project. Now click on the Project menu and select
"Rebuild Project"
6) After the build is complete, click on the Run menu and select "" The Palm OS 6 simulator
should start. If this is the first time you have used the simulator, you will be prompted
to choose a ROM file. You can find the ROM files in a folder like "C:\Program
Files\PalmSource\Palm OS Developer Suite\sdk-6\tools\Simulator\6.0.1\ROM" It doesn't
really matter whether you choose a Release or a Debug ROM (the debug ROM generates extra
reports when an application crashes.)
7) You should see the Palm logo appear in the simulator window. You may get a dialog box
asking you to choose a language. Click OK to continue. You should see the simulator
initialize the built-in Palm applications. After a few moments, the wxWidgets minimal
sample should start. Have fun!
Since this source package was based on the wxWidgets 2.5.3 CVS source tree dated October 18,
2004 I don't anticipate any problems with merging the sources into the 2.5.3 source tree.
If you have any questions or comments about the port, please feel free to send an email to
the wxWidgets developer list or directly to me at wbo@freeshell.org
Enjoy!
William Osborne
wbo@freeshell.org
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